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Native American Greenpoint
Looking around Greenpoint today, it’s hard to imagine that this area of high rises and former factories was ever different, but three hundred and fifty years ago Greenpoint was the […]
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Arepas Tonight At The Diamond!
The series of international pop-up dinners at The Diamond (43 Franklin Street) continues tonight with chicken and veggie arepas from El Jefe’s Nachoria. This winter, every Thursday from 7-10pm they’ll […]
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Wildfell Hall Is The Hidden Gem of Vintage Shops
If you’re jonesing for some vintage vibes this year, then you need to check out Wildfell Hall Vintage. Since 2010, this Greenpoint-based online(and now by appointment) boutique has been serving up […]
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Planned Parenthood Fundraiser Dance Party Open Bar Art Auction – Saturday 1/28
On Saturday, January 28th, Greenpoint’s Dobbin St is hosting an evening of dancing, exhibited artwork, and a 4-hour open bar, with proceeds donated to Planned Parenthood. The team at Tickled HOT […]
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Greenpoint Winter Survival Guide: Drink The Cold Away
COCKTAILS: RAMONA | 113 Franklin Street Jeremy Wilson, Bar Manager Greenpointers: Is there a favorite cocktail that you have on the menu that you could recommend if you want to feel […]
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Nachos Return To Post-Fire Commodore, Illegal Gas Hookups, Homeland — The Hook-Up 1/20
Today—Inauguration Day 2017—you’re either donning a red baseball cap and poppin’ some champagne or silently crying at your desk and mustering up the guts to join a march tomorrow. Yesterday we published […]
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‘What A Joke’ Comedy Festival to Raise Money for ACLU
OK. Tomorrow is the inauguration. We have all kinds of feels. And if this past election has showed us anything, it’s that we can and will strategically come together to […]
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Thursday Spotlight: Heather Garland
Heather Garland has been making art in Greenpoint since 2005, and as an artist she’s evolved alongside the neighborhood’s own transformation. Garland, a graduate of Pratt Institute, is a skilled and […]
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A Greenpointer who Survived Pearl Harbor
Last year on December 7th marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of one of the most momentous days in American history—the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, in which more than two thousand four hundred […]